St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-12
ARRANGING THE RATES.
The Railroads Fix Up Plan for
Working Under the Interstate
Com nm cree NV.

Ihe RAILROADS FIX Up IL Plan for
Working Under the Interstate
Commerce Law.
New YORK, March 12.-The Tribune
has the following additional points in re-
gard to the matters agreed on at the
railroad meeting at Commissioner
Fink's office yesterday, in relation
to the passenger traffic under the interstate
commerce law: Mileage tickets are
abolished. Ministers are to be allowed re-
duced fares Excursion tickets are defined
to mean round trip ticket sold at a
reduced rate to a person who. under
conditions, desires to make journey within
a given time to given point aud return,
and the intention of the law is taken
to be that all questions of restriction,
Limitation. place and fares are to
be left to the discretion of the
railroad company interested respectively.
Free baggage is allowed of $50 pounds Oh
each full first or second class ticket. seven
ty-five pounds on each half ticket and $50
on each emigrant ticket. Baggage in
excess of these allowances, up to an
absolute limit of $50 pounds Except for ship
immigranrs) is TO be charged not less than
10 per cent. of the lowest unlimited first
class fare. No commercial luggage,
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amos, donkeys, horses or theatrical
scenery will be transported as free baggage
and all excess baggage, order bonds and
permits are to be withdrawn from
sale. When joint tariffs of through
fares are established. where two
or more connecting roads are concerned, no
party to the Joint tariff can make any
change except after formal notice to the
other parties. Ditferential fares for through
and competitive business are to be eStab-
lished by consultation and agreement.
Under the section referring to the long and
short haul we understand that the law
deals with fares in the aggregate,
and that the proportion of a through
fare need not, of necessity, control local
fares. In the case of greater charge for Il
shorter distance by reason of the competition
of water lines or otherwise, your committee
believes that they have no right to
permit such fares to continue, Or
zation of the national commission. If the
fare from Portland TO Chicago, by way of
Boston is made less than the fare from Boston
to Chicago by the same route, the roads con-
shutting the route from Boston should either
reduce their Boston fare or refuse to accept
tickets from Portland by way of Boston at
the less rate without authority of
the national commission: and so
of all analogous cases. The freight
diferentials established are as follows:
First-To the Chesapeake and Ohio route,
via rail and water, 8, 6. 4, and cents under
joint committee rates for first, second,
third, fourth and fifth and sixth
classes respectively. The same differ
ences are allowed on west bound
traffic via the Vermont route. Second-To
the lake route from Milwaukee east-bound,
6. 5, 4, 2. and 2 below all rail routes.
Third - The old differentials to and
from Philadelphia and Baltimore are
continued. Fourth-The basis of rates from
Western points via Albany and points taking
Albany rates to be on first class, 10 cents, on
second and third classes and on cotton.
5 cents below New York. On
all other classes deduct from the
rate to Boston 20 per cent. of the
rate on the same class from Chicago to Bosi
ton. The other important principles of the
freight rules are involved in these sections.
Section /. That established tariff
rates from Western points of origin
to Eastern points of export
shall be observed on all domestic and foreign
exports, except when through arrangements
exist as contemplated by law, with connect
ing ocean carriers. in which event
the through rate and bill of lading may be
issued with such connection, which yield less
than the tariff rates to the Eastern points of
export.
Sec. 3. Where through rates are quoted by
agreement to any point on any railroad, no
rate is to be gwen, or bill of lading issued, at
higher rates to any shorter intermediate
points on the same line.